Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Google Pixel 3a Specs Comparison

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6.5
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)
9.0
Google Pixel 3a
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Google Pixel 3a
Released · Apr 15, 2016
Released · May 07, 2019
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
5.6-inch · 2220x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 64GB
3300 mAh
3000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 28, 2016 May 07, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$399

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches
151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm
5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches
151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g 5.19 oz / 147.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Camera shutter Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Pink, White, Rose gold Black, Purple, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.41% screen-to-body 5.6-inch, 73.93% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED OLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI 2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Protection
Dragontrail
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) 1.7 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Kryo 360
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 615
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
9h 48min
Video
6h 30min
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 28 mm
12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
EIS
Front
5 MP (Flash) 8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
40 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 25, 2019
FCC ID value: A4RG020G
Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg
Body: 1.39 W/kg
Head: 1.15 W/kg
Body: 1.13 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
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